Dignity

A collaborative poem

we'd rather be blinded 
by bitter truths
than suck the sweetness 
from your every lie

at night we pray 
for the knowledge 
you like to hide

with the scales
tipped to one side
a revelation stirs

against darkness 
a formidable foe
the stewards of justice
in numbers grow

just us 
here
no truer battle
than our fight to be free

you have left us wounded 
but ready
and we are coming 
for our dignity

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This was a collaborative poem! Here are the wonderful writers that contributed:

🌸 Carolyn Jones 🌸, Bob Johnson, HEW(Hue) of Poetry, Alphonso Sunil, Amrita Skye Blaine

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Please note:

sometimes when creating a collaborative poem, it ends up that even smaller fragments lead to a unified whole or that words and phrases call for further shaping and moulding. This is no reflection on the contributor. Instead, it’s a beautiful reminder that the creative process is always filled with twists and turns.

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